The quirky little spot houses more than 2,000 umbrella covers from around the world.
Museumenthusiasts will know this : If you face hard enough , you ’ll find a museum for reasonably much anything . Not only that , but the more specific that " anything " is , the cooler the museum .
Do n’t consider me ? Well , nestled in Peaks Island , right off the coast ofPortland , Maine , theUmbrella Cover Museumis a hidden gem worthy of a sojourn . boast more than 2,000 way-out , bizarre , and colorful umbrella covers come from more than 70 countries around the orb , the museum was even awarded a Guinness World Record in 2012 for having , at the time , the largest assemblage of umbrella concealment , which then amounted to 730 .
Helming the curation and the direction of this tiny yet mighty collection is Nancy 3 . Hoffman , who founded the museum in 1996 . The way the Umbrella Cover Museum came about almost by fault . " Having observe that she had five or six umbrella insure she did n’t have sex what to do with , and finally stealing one from a local section store , she decide to get going a museum , " reads the museum ’s website , referring to Hoffman ’s tripping - bulb moment . " People flock by the tens to see the museum , people were thrilled to donate their old umbrella cocktail dress , and the external press endure bonkers . "
Photo courtesy of Umbrella Cover Museum
Almost 30 year later , Peaks Island ’s bantam museum is still a ethnical hot spot — so much so that TikTok found out about it , and the community is get laid it .
" drive up to Portland , Maine and took the ferrying to Peaks Island to hear this vocal at the Umbrella Covers Museum , " reads the overtext in a recent TikTok by @musuems . In the video , Hoffman recognize the audience and sings along to the museum ’s prescribed theme song while play the squeeze box . " We have a chorus , " she notes in the midriff of her performance , pointing at a sign displaying the lyric poem . " you may sing along ! "
With more than 60,000 views , the TikTok is spreading the noesis about the Umbrella Cover Museum , and prospective visitors are eager to check it out . " I want to go to Maine this summer in any case but this really sell me , " reads one comment . " I ’m whole adding this to the day trips list for the summer , " says another one .
Thrillist hit out to Hoffman to point out on the museum ’s tourism influx . This story will be update should the museum ’s owner respond .
If you ’re sell on visiting the Umbrella Cover Museum , here are a few thing to commend . The museum is only opened during the summertime and until Labor Day , and you may visitthis websiteto check more about opening hours . To reach it , take a ferry from Portland to Peaks Island , and you ’ll get right-hand to it .
